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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1977
Page
1
The zoning board ruled in favor of rezoning land south of I-20 near the Sunday House Motel from Residential R-2 to Commercial C-2. A north side site proposal received no decision. City officials consider reclassifying the land to allow various retail uses, despite resident fears of evening traffic and safety impacts.
Governor Dolph Briscoe declared in his state of the state address that there will be no new or additional state taxes while he remains in office. He signaled possible re election in 1978 and outlined a broad crime control plan, highway funding shift, and school finance reforms. It also notes budget goals to cut state employment and discusses land title questions near a highway, including disputes over whether a parcel is legally a park and confusion over historical documents.
Griffin B. Bell faced nearly five hours of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee over his bid to be attorney general. Carter nominees across the cabinet drew varied committee receptions as confirmation hearings continued.
The school board will convene at the administration office at 5 30 p m Thursday to discuss tax receipts, depository and securities reports, current bills, a cafeteria report, professional personnel, and the calendar of events. They will also plan a visit to the new kindergarten on January 25.
Pecos City Council will meet at 7 30 a m Thursday to discuss hiring one policeman terminating veteran employee John Og lesby for health reasons as of Dec 31 1976 and to consider building a $10 000 neighborhood park They will hear bids for leasing 40 acres at the sewer plant for minerals open bids for radio equipment purchase and for sale of land west of the golf course at the city well site and bids on land in Block 8 West Airport between SH 17 and Arizona Cannon and Cotton streets They will also consider rezoning two tracts near the golf course well site one north and one south of I 20 on Country Club drive The zoning commission has recommended a public hearing on Jan 27.
President Ford delivers his third State of the Union before a joint Congress session in a televised address. A senior aide calls the speech an upbeat swan song framing his 29 month tenure as the nation’s non elected president, urging faith in American institutions amid Watergate.
The article explains how wellhead prices have surged from 28.5 cents to about $1.05 per thousand cubic feet over three years, and how Gas Co of New Mexico passes these increases to 200,000 households via the gas-cost adjustment. It discusses FPC price rules, contracts, and legal battles shaping current bills and potential future spikes.
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